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A photograph of shrine sculptures in a plain whitewashed niche. A tall lingam on the left, a Nandi bull with pink flowers in the centre, and a smaller lingam with pink flowers beside it are coated in orange-yellow paste that drips down onto a stone ledge. On the right, a lingam topped with a yellow flower and pink blossoms sits on a paste-covered base with a red cloth. A small framed picture with a green garland hangs above. A timestamp reads May 10, 2025 6:21:25 PM, with the location Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a small temple shrine niche showing an orange-painted stone sculpture of a seated bull (nandi) with dark stripe markings, its head and back draped with a garland of red flowers and white jasmine. Beside it sits a dark stone lingam (shivalinga) decorated with a pink flower and a white blossom, set on an orange-painted ledge against a pale wall. A timestamp in the lower right reads Apr 25, 2025 6:07:05 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-04-25A close-up photo of a Shiva lingam and a Nandi bull statue, both coated in thick yellow-orange turmeric paste. The lingam is the tall vertical form on the left, and a seated Nandi figure sits in the centre, with a smaller yellow-coated stone block to the right. Paste drips down onto a grey stone base. At the lower left edge, a black stone object wrapped with a white cloth and decorated with pink flowers is partly visible. The plain white wall forms the background. A timestamp reads Apr 25, 2025 5:52:09 PM with the location Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-04-25A photograph of a shrine corner showing several stone deity murti and sacred forms coated in thick reddish-brown paste. On the left a tall cylindrical lingam stands, beside a seated bull figure (nandi) with a smaller stone form at its base. On the right a conical lingam rises from a rust-coloured cloth-wrapped base. The surfaces drip with the reddish paste. The wall behind is pale and weathered, with a tinsel garland hanging at the top edge. No people are visible. A timestamp in the lower right reads May 10, 2025 5:49:13 PM, with the place Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-05A photograph of a small shrine corner with stone sculptures smeared in thick yellow-orange turmeric paste. A tall cylindrical lingam-like pillar stands at left, a seated bull (Nandi) with a smaller figure beside it sits at centre, and a conical shivalinga-style form with a carved face stands at right, all coated in yellow and red-orange pigment that drips down the stone plinth. A string of gold tinsel hangs at the top right against a whitewashed wall. The shrine appears to be an abhishekam-style offering of turmeric on murtis, with no people visible. A timestamp reads May 10, 2025, 5:53:01 PM, with a location caption.2025-12-05A close-up photograph of a stone Shiva lingam and a small stone Nandi bull, both coated in thick orange-brown paste. The lingam stands upright on the left and the seated Nandi sits beside it, with a stone yoni-like base at right. Pink flower petals and a white cloth with red border appear at the lower left edge. The white wall behind is plain. A timestamp in the corner reads Apr 25, 2025 5:49:08 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-04-25A photograph of a temple shrine corner showing a Nandi bull statue and a tall lingam, both coated in a thick brown-orange paste. A smaller rounded stone with an orange tilak mark sits at right, and pink flowers and a white and orange cloth appear at the lower left. The wall behind is pale grey plaster. No people are visible.2025-12-05A photograph of a small shrine niche showing several black stone deity murti and sacred stones dusted with white powder. On the left stands a tall black lingam-shaped pillar beside a nandi-like bull figure, with a smaller black stone object in the centre. On the right, a dark stone form wrapped in red cloth with a crowned top sits on a stone base. A bundle of cloth with pink flowers is at the lower left. Behind the stones is a whitewashed wall with a gold tinsel garland hanging at the top. The image has a date and location stamp reading May 10, 2025 6:00:14 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-12-05Photograph of a dimly lit shrine niche with several stone lingams and a small bronze figure on a base. The central lingam is dusted with white powder and has a red-banded lower section and a rudraksha-like marking. Two lingams on the right wear black cloth with yellow and pink borders, and a brass oil lamp burns beside one of them, with a pink flower placed on top. A small bronze deity figure in front is also dusted with white. A string of tinsel hangs at the top, and a timestamp and location overlay appear in the lower right. No people are visible.2024-11-18A photograph of a Ganesha murti coated in thick yellow turmeric paste, seated in a corner niche with white plastered walls. The elephant-headed deity has an upturned trunk and large ears, and the yellow paste runs down onto the floor in the foreground. Beside the murti, a small deity figure wrapped in a purple cloth with a garland of yellow and red flowers sits in the same niche. A timestamp in the lower right reads Dec 8, 2025 5:49:29 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-12-08A photograph of a Shiva lingam in a shrine, its dark reddish-brown body covered with thick orange-yellow paste. The top shows a rounded conical mukha-style form with a dark mark. A plain whitewashed wall stands behind it, and a second dark lingam partly visible at the right edge is also smeared with orange. Timestamp overlay reads Nov 18, 2024 10:33:20 AM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-11-18A photograph of a Shivalinga on a yoni-pitha base inside a temple shrine, coated with a thick brown-orange paste. A brass oil lamp with a tall stem stands at the right edge. Ornate copper-coloured arched frame behind the lingam with floral scrollwork. Two smaller black stone lingams at left and right are decorated with pink and yellow flowers, one wrapped in an orange cloth and the other in a white cloth with a green border. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads May 10, 2025 5:49:18 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-05A photograph of an orange-coated clay or turmeric-paste Ganesha murti set in a corner against a pale wall, decorated with yellow marigold flowers and dark red kumkum or vermilion marks. A smaller companion figure with yellow flowers stands to its right, and a figure draped in a red and gold floral cloth with a dark head covering sits at the far right. The ground is smeared with orange paste. No people are visible. The timestamp reads Nov 8, 2025 6:10:31 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-08-11